House Democratic leaders face fallout over poorly timed floor vote fumbles
Axios reports that House Democratic leaders are facing criticism after unexpected Republican wins on the House floor during a week that was expected to move the party from what the outlet calls a landslide midterm victory toward a leadership transition. According to Axios, skeptics of Democratic leadership are pointing to these floor vote losses to question the leaders' managerial abilities ahead of the party's leadership elections next week.
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House Democratic leaders face fallout over poorly timed floor vote fumbles
A week that was supposed to see House Democrats transition seamlessly from a landslide midterm victory to a leadership coronation has instead been pocked by surprise Republican victories on the House floor. Why it matters: Skeptics of Democratic leadership have seized on these strategic fumbles to cast doubt on their much-heralded managerial abilities in the lead-up to the party's leadership elections next week. "It's really unfortunate that this happened this week when, obviously, that is a nar
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